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Yorick wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:43 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:57 pm Image
Wassat?
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Yorick wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:43 pm Wassat?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:02 am Slightly more concerning problem discovered yesterday - the brakes are shite.

I didn't discover this problem on my test drive 'cause the initial bite is fine and it'll do an E-stop no problem. The issue cropped up yesterday when I drove across MK...I nearly ran into the back of someone coming up to about roundabout 10 in a spirited fashion! The pedal was firm I just wasn't slowing down much. When I came to a halt the car absolutely stank of hot brake.

Like I said, pedal is pretty firm and the brake fluid looks brand new. The car was serviced just before I got it and so far I've found every obvious fluid is new and all the filters are new, so I've no reason to believe it needs bleeding or anything.

Perhaps a 2006 Civic on cheapo pads just has shit brakes compared to a Beemer on decent ones! Gonna have to take it easy on them roundabouts, which goes against every instinct.
I'd have a quick check to see that the servo is getting a vacuum.
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Yambo wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:20 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:02 am Slightly more concerning problem discovered yesterday - the brakes are shite.

I didn't discover this problem on my test drive 'cause the initial bite is fine and it'll do an E-stop no problem. The issue cropped up yesterday when I drove across MK...I nearly ran into the back of someone coming up to about roundabout 10 in a spirited fashion! The pedal was firm I just wasn't slowing down much. When I came to a halt the car absolutely stank of hot brake.

Like I said, pedal is pretty firm and the brake fluid looks brand new. The car was serviced just before I got it and so far I've found every obvious fluid is new and all the filters are new, so I've no reason to believe it needs bleeding or anything.

Perhaps a 2006 Civic on cheapo pads just has shit brakes compared to a Beemer on decent ones! Gonna have to take it easy on them roundabouts, which goes against every instinct.
I'd have a quick check to see that the servo is getting a vacuum.
It does sound like a master cylinder issue.
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It would be weird the the problem only appears sometimes though....I did load of test e stops yesterday from cold and it was fine. It will put you through the windscreen no problem. Stamping on the pedal willy nilly activates the ABS too. I also know what unservoed brakes feel like, this doesn't seem like that.

Also passed the MoT (which includes a brake force check) just before I got it, which doesn't mean that much I know.
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Shit brake pads binding in the caliper.
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If it stank of hot brakes, then isn't it likely an issue with the friction area not the hydraulics?
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Ant wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:32 pm If it stank of hot brakes, then isn't it likely an issue with the friction area not the hydraulics?
Smelly brake pads is just a symptom.

The question is why are the pads are staying in contact with the disc and getting hot and smelly? It's not many things that will cause that and they're all easy to check and rectify.
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Yambo wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:24 pm The question is why are the pads are staying in contact with the disc and getting hot and smelly?
Judicious use of the middle pedal probably. They're fine when Mrs D is a passenger for some reason.
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Yambo wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:24 pm
Ant wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:32 pm If it stank of hot brakes, then isn't it likely an issue with the friction area not the hydraulics?
Smelly brake pads is just a symptom.

The question is why are the pads are staying in contact with the disc and getting hot and smelly? It's not many things that will cause that and they're all easy to check and rectify.
I see what you mean, the issue is that they may be stuck on all the time?
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Ant wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:55 pm
Yambo wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:24 pm
Ant wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:32 pm If it stank of hot brakes, then isn't it likely an issue with the friction area not the hydraulics?
Smelly brake pads is just a symptom.

The question is why are the pads are staying in contact with the disc and getting hot and smelly? It's not many things that will cause that and they're all easy to check and rectify.
I see what you mean, the issue is that they may be stuck on all the time?
Basically yes. The piston may be seized in the caliper, or may be slightly offset in the caliper. The piston's rubber seal could be fucked - they flex a bit when the brake is applied and then re-assert themselves when the brake is released to just ease the pads away from the disc. If it's a single piston set-up then the equalising arrangement may be seized etc.

The disc may be warped so that the brake pads are coming into contact on each wheel revolution, not stuck on but enough contact to cause excess wear, heating and smell. Discs may be past their wear limit allowing the pistons to protrude too far out of the caliper where they can become offset.

Brakes are pretty basic (unless you're going to make them from scratch and calculate master and slave cylinder pressures/movement etc), bits are easily replaced etc. The one thing that most people like me don't have is the sucking of teeth technique and "Well it's brakes, innit. Ain't gonna be cheap darlin'" dialogue.
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Bought a C reg Escort RS Turbo today
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:36 pm Bought a C reg Escort RS Turbo today
But this one is loads cheaper.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing ... 8t8Bsaqol4
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:36 pm Bought a C reg Escort RS Turbo today
Pics please
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Potter wrote: Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:28 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:36 pm Bought a C reg Escort RS Turbo today
I've been looking at them on the FB Ford groups, I'd quite like one but I wondered if they'd be as much hassle as all my other old things (Boat, bikes, etc).
It'll be interesting to see what your experience is, do a thread.
Princess Di's one sold for £650k, I think he means that one.
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He didn't really buy an Escort.

He bough this Cortina instead.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394211828507
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I was recommended Skechers Archfit trainers for upcoming rehab/physio, so I got a pair, and they are definitely on my pleasing purchase list!